Birmingham vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	68
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	1.14M	385K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 24% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1973rd and 718th ($1951 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 664th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 35th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Tampa

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	Birmingham	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$14045

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265